EFTA00534260.pdf

Page 3 of 7 EACI2023 50999 - audit contracts, orders, and vouchers and prepare reports On November 15, 201 1, USCIS informed you in a Notice of Acti IF I-797) that the inivial evidence did not establish that the job offered required the services of a pers,-.1-.. performing a spectialrs ocxupuion You were requested to submit evidence showin g that the beneficiary will be empitrFed in a special() occupation, particularly the tasks that warrant the expertise of a bachelor's degree tecipient.. Additional evidence was requested to establish that you can sustain an employee perfornift duties at the level required for consideration as a "specialty occupa tion" per 8 CFR 2 14.2(h)(4)(n).. In addition, you were asked to submit evidence showing that in your company or industry. a bomalaureate degree in a specific field of study is a standard minim um require:7.= the iobofiiterl, You weir JILYZ, requested to signify how many other individuals you employ in positiotm. bow MUM of these hojki a baccalaureate degree and in what field of study. On February 9, 2012, USCIS received your response, which included a letter and other evidence attempting to establish that the position qualifies as a "specialty occupation". As evidence that a baccalaureate or higher degree, or its equivalent, in a speafic stPecuar,.. asnontIAN the minimum requirement for entry into the particular position, you submitted an excerpt from the CY9s.TT On Line relating to Market Research Analysts and make reference to the Department of Labor's 00aleib ila Outlook Handbook (OOH) as it relates to Market Research Analysts. USCIS is not persuaded that the proffered position qualifies as a specialt) occuisazion. because traCIC r.1 4/ t satisfied that the beneficiary will be performing services as a market research =airs* &lig% The specific duties of the offered position combined with the nature of your erirm's tArsanes.,, .,ves-anocs suggest a likelihood that the beneficiary will be performing a combination of market rrsearvit anaiNv duties; e.g., sales and marketing and non qualifying duties. USC1S routinely consults the Department of Labor's Occupational Oadeak (00H) for inforunatios about the duties and educational requirements of particular occupations. The dunes described an the record are comparable to the duties of a Market Research Analyst. The 0011 states the folliamise regardukt training and educational requirements for Market Research Analyst positions A bachelor's degree is the minimum educational requirement for man) rrsarket and suirvei research jobs. However, a master's degree is usually required for more technical pommies. In addition to completing courses in business, marketing, and consumer behavior, prospective market and survey researchers should take social science courses, aides nit economics, psychology and sociology. Because of the importance of quantitative market and survey researchers, courses in mathematics, statistics, sanapianig thenn jabd survey design, and computer science are extremely helpful. Market and saarma teseamtarrf. often earn advanced degrees in business administration, marketing, st a. communications, or other closely related disciplines. The 0011 suggests a wide range of subjects in which a person seeking a market research anabst p&vsition should take classes. The Qat does not establish that a position as a market research anahrut rtvaires a minimum of a bachelor's degree or the equivalent in s 'tutu: "mak) . A pennon*, umita devoomorave AIM 4st wrsra.sisdiNgsvit EFTA00534260